Brass and Copper Fireplaces Through the Ages
Old brass candlesticks fire irons and copper warming pans reveal Elizabethan origins with iron or wood handles. Warming pans, circular and deep, held hot cinders and bore engraved arms or mottos. By 1650 copper arrived in America for household goods and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice R. Rollins
Los Angeles Times
America
Coals to Newcastle Phrase Across Languages and Ages
The saying coats Newcastle with coal to express a superfluous effort. Origins trace to Newcastle upon Tyne and medieval exports. Similar proverbs exist in French, Greek, Hindustan, and Rome. The note adds a quote on self‑power from Benson, stressing inner effort over external praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
England
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Greece
Athens
Hindustan
Sights of London and a remark on opposing theories
The piece lists London landmarks such as Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. It ends with a New York Herald Tribune quote observing that when two opposing theories collide neither side prevails, using vegetarian versus meat-eater debate as example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Abbey
Houses of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
St. James’ Palace
Hyde Park
Regent’s Park
Trafalgar Square
Piccadilly Circus
Fleet Street
The
Strand
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London Tower
Rounders
Rakehells
New York Herald-Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
ED Wheelan
Myra
Butch
Doc Amel
Jeff Bangs Gane
Silk
Fowler
Silas
ED Wheet
Lala Palooza
Vincent
Rube Goldberg
Sis
Gonzales
Lala
MAMA
Imadam
Frank Jay Markey Syndicate, Inc
By C. M. Payne
Bell Syndicate
BY S. L. Huntley
Gus
Rosber
Wilkins
S. L. Huntley
Pop
J. Millar Watt
Joneses
Eddie
Edo
POP Mom
GE Marezine
Noli
Wonde
Associated Newspapers
Jerry
Huey
Hermit
Agawn
Cape
King Features Syndicate
C. P. Corp
Hoban
Agoin’ Toth
Grocers Agin
Tucky the Little
Tractor Supp Company
Wellington Boulevard
Chicago
Modern Hosiery Company
Boa
Lemington
North Carolina
Benson